Timeline for Is there a rule for using or not using the definite article before people’s titles?
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| Dec 26, 2012 at 21:14 | comment | added | Andrew Leach♦ | @MετάEd I gave a link to the horse's mouth. tchrist is wrong: you do do this in certain specific circumstances. Sometimes I do wish Americans would simply defer to UK people talking about UK eccentricites. Not only is it "The Prince Charles", but The really is capitalised. | |
| Dec 26, 2012 at 4:50 | vote | accept | nicholas ainsworth | ||
| Dec 25, 2012 at 15:55 | comment | added | MetaEd | I would need to see an official "The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales". I think it would be "Charles, Prince of Wales" or even "The Prince of Wales Charles, (Duke of etc.)". Multiple Princes, though, would be paired with multiple principalities. | |
| Dec 25, 2012 at 15:14 | comment | added | tchrist♦ | No! You do not capitalize The in an honorific. It is the Queen of England, where neither the nor of are allowed to be capitalized. Similarly, it is the Seven Hills of Rome that we speak of, never The Seven Hills Of Rome. | |
| Dec 25, 2012 at 10:42 | comment | added | spiceyokooko | @AndrewLeach Fair enough, I did add the caveat in my answer that it depends on case and context. Titles are a minefield! | |
| Dec 25, 2012 at 10:36 | comment | added | Andrew Leach♦ | See my comment to Bill in the question. In some circumstances, the heir to the Throne is "The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales". | |
| Dec 25, 2012 at 10:25 | history | answered | spiceyokooko | CC BY-SA 3.0 |